SO 2125 - Pella or Amphipolis over uncertain mint
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− | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 2125 - Pella or Amphipolis over uncertain mint.jpg |
+ | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201 ; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161 | ||
|Archaeological context=Belgica collection | |Archaeological context=Belgica collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Lion reclining right. In right field, torch. | |Reverse description=Lion reclining right. In right field, torch. | ||
− | |Mint=Pella or Amphipolis | + | |Mint=Pella or Amphipolis |
|Authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | |Authority=Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=317 | + | |Date from=317 BCE |
− | |Date to=305 | + | |Date to=305 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze; Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.75 | |Weight=3.75 | ||
|Diameter=16.5 | |Diameter=16.5 | ||
− | |Axis=5 | + | |Axis=5 |
+ | |Coin series reference=HGC 3.1, n° 995 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horseman (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Horseman (visible on reverse) | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 24 May 2023
317 BCE - 305 BCE | ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 406 (27/09/2017), lot 201 ; Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), lot 161 | |
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Belgica collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Lion reclining right. In right field, torch. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pella or Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze , Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.753.75 g <br />3,750 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 16.516.5 mm <br />1.65 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3.11 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horseman (visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.